Victorian bushfire to burn for up to two weeks

Crews have contained a bushfire in Victoria's Gippsland region, although they expect it to burn for another fortnight.

UpdatedUpdated 9 January

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Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene of a bushfire in Victoria's Gippsland region for up to a fortnight, despite managing to bring the blaze under control.

Crews on Tuesday successfully stopped the spread of the bushfire, about six kilometres south of Rosedale, which had been burning out-of-control since Friday.

260 firefighters, 48 trucks, and 11 aircraft have been working hard on the Rosedale fire overnight and have improved control lines. A community meeting will be held in Longford Community Hall at 7pm this evening.For latest warnings see https://t.co/q40n9m1yBi

A contingent of 260 firefighters - working both on the ground and in the air - has been bolstered by reinforcements from western Victoria. They will now concentrate on managing an 83km perimeter still actively burning.

The Rosedale fire last week.

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CFA spokeswoman Tammy Garrett told AAP the fire could take up to two weeks to be fully extinguished due to the nature of the terrain and windy conditions forecast.